… and I am Somebodymale. in my thirties. recovering alcoholic. live in minneapolis. work in progress. gay. serenity please.

There’s been speculation that Google uses the term “Public Beta” a little loosly. If you think about it – it’s gmail service was unveiled in a beta fashion. No hype, just word of mouth and folks touting the service. About a year later it’s one of the most popular free email providers on the ‘net and it’s changed the way that industry opperates. In short, it’s been a huge success.

CNET speculates that perhaps they’ve released software that is doing something wrong and / or unethical. Google’s smart, and everything up until now has been a total success, but the web accelerator has people questioning.